On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:08:16 -0500 Peter Kupfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What is it that she can't figure out, and how do you do it in Excel. I > guess what I am asking, is how should OOo be to make it simpler. You > listed what you thought was illogical, but what it logical. To a person > who hasn't used in Excel in a while, I am used to OOo's method, so I > don't know how Excel does it (and I don't think I ever did in Excel either.) > In excell: All the print functions are in 'File' option.... - If you are viewing (say) sheet 2, when you hit the 'print' button, it prints sheet 2. - View sheet 1 now, hit print, it prints sheet 1. - Page setup and margins works independantly on individual sheets - Print areas are there if you want them ..except - 'page break preview' which is in 'View' .... this is very logical for my wife. What you are viewing is what is printed by default, rather that what is set up in obscure 'Format' areas. The main issue is that what is printed isn't what you are looking at. In fact even OO 'text document' (Word equivalent) works as you'd expect, because it prints what you are viewing. So the default ought to be to print whatever you are viewing, and if you want to do different, then use the more advanced options provided. As it is now you have to use advanced options (advanced for my wife) just to do a simple print. > > Has she tried *Insert > Note*. The only real difference I have noticed > is that the notes in Calc do not always stay up like they do in Excel > and I can't find an option to leave them up in 1.1.4, maybe in 2.0. > ... yes she has, and the problem you have noted she hates. Also, you can nicely format the notes in Excell, and you most definitely can't in OO. Formatted notes from Excell stay formatted in OO (fortunately). ... I haven't used 2.0 beta, but I suspect that the problems I've described will still be present. > What OOo needs is people like you, and more specifically, like your wife > who are not "technical" that can point out where we are still confusing > and point us in the right direction. > I'm trying to get my kids to use OO, but they prefer to use Word because they understand it. Nevertheless, OO is all they get on there machines! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
